The National Hockey League was at its brutal best on Wednesday night, but fans are becoming increasingly divided about physical elements of the game.
Minnesota Wild kept up their recent winning run as they hammered Detroit Red Wings 4-1, but one opposition player in particular felt the full force at Xcel Energy Center. The game had barely got going when Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek was sent crashing to the ice after a hit from Wild star Ryan Reaves.
Hronek didn't anticipate Reaves coming as he cleared his zone, and the savage hit ended up being his last action of the night as he left the ice. Reaves was not penalised for the incident due to the nature of ice hockey, but it's left fans divided on Twitter as it could have has serious repercussions for Hronek.
